Stuck on Yemen's west coast, foolhardy Fogg decides on a dangerous desert crossing, hiring a camel driver. Fogg and Passepartout leave Abigail Fix in a place where even a fellow Englishwoman proves hostile. Can Abigail and her new acquaintances rescue them?

Having a history in Hong Kong, Passepartout's larceny skills are useful when Fogg's finances are blocked. However, there is a high price to be paid. Abigail's latest article could humiliate Phileas at a party in his honour.